2005 (Sophomore): Two-way player who made 26 starts as a position player and went 4-4 with four saves and a 5.48 ERA on the mound... struck out 55 and walked 38 in 64.0 innings... held opponents to a .237 batting average... in eight starts he went 0-2 with a 6.12 ERA... was 4-2 with a 4.83 ERA as a reliever... was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA and three saves in 11 appearances in Pac-10 play... was one of ASU's top pitchers in the College World Series, going 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 innings... overall was 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA in five postseason appearances... earned the win over Nebraska (6/21) in ASU's thrilling 8-7 win in the College World Series with four strikeouts in two shutout innings... recorded the loss surrendering a 3-0 lead by giving up four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Washington (5/21)... earned his third save of the year with 2.2 scoreless innings in a 3-1 win over nationally ranked Oregon State (4/30)... picked up his fourth save with three scoreless innings against No. 7 Arizona (5/14)... recorded three shutout innings against Wright State (4/3)... lasted five or more innings in three of his eight starts... averaged 7.73 strikeouts and 5.34 walks per nine innings pitched... was called for the infamous balk that ended the game on an intentional walk in the Super Regional opener against Cal State Fullerton (6/10)... came back and started on the mound in the Super Regional finale... ended the regular season starting the last seven games at first base... hit .276 (32-for-116) with 13 runs, five doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI... hit .263 (5-for-19) in six postseason games, including hitting .400 (4-for-10) in the Super Regional vs. Cal State Fullerton... recorded seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests... had at least one hit in 24 of 38 games... went 3-for-8 (.375) as a pinch-hitter... went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run off All-Pac-10 pitcher Tim Lincecum against UW (5/20)... went 3-for-5 with three RBI against Cal State Fullerton (6/12) to clinch a berth in the CWS.

2004 (Freshman): Named honorable mention All-Pac-10 and was a second-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America... a normal starter at designated hitter and became ASU's closer in the middle of the season... went 4-2 with eight saves and led the team with a 3.36 ERA... ranked third in the Pac-10 and 46th in the nation with eight saves... tied the ASU freshman for save with Mitch Dean (1976)... made 25 pitching appearances with four starts... was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA as a starter... went 3-2 with eight saves and a 3.35 ERA out of the bullpen... earned two saves against Oregon State with five strikeouts in 2.2 IP... earned a pair of saves in ASU's two-game sweep of No. 7 Wichita State... over his last 16 outings he went 2-1 with seven saves and gave up only six earned runs in 30.0 innings (1.80 ERA) while striking out 33 batters... at the plate he hit .280 (28-for-100) with eight doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI... made 25 starts as a position player (23 DH, 2 1B)... ASU's first true two-way player since Richy Leon in 1998... hit a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against East Carolina (3/5)... had the game-winning sacrifice fly and earned the win on the mound against UCLA (4/17)... matched that performance a week later against Washington State (4/24)... went 2-for-4 with four runs scored and two doubles against New Mexico State (5/3)... hit a two-run home run to break open a close game against Oregon State (5/16)... struck out four in 4.2 scoreless innings against No. 2 Stanford (5/30) to earn the save... struck out five and gave up only two runs in seven inning start for win over California (3/21)... earned a pair of saves against nationally ranked Wichita State on the road... hit safely in 21 of 29 games with at least one official at-bat.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Arlington High School in Riverside, Calif... earned four varsity letters in baseball and one in football... coached in baseball by Gary Rungo... as a junior he hit .313 (30-for-96) with five home runs and 21 RBI... went 7-0 with a 1.86 ERA in 56.2 innings (66 strikeouts)... named to the underclassman all-state team by Cal-Hi Sports in 2002... also earned all-CIF and all-league honors... as a senior he hit .438 (42-for-96) with 38 runs scored, nine doubles, five home runs and 32 RBI... on the mound he was named the Inland Empire LA Times Pitcher of the Year after going 9-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 69.2 innings (70 strikeouts)... named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State team... member of 16-under and 18-under USA Baseball National teams... a two-time participant in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Joplin, Mo... played in the 2002 Area Code Games... won the 16-under youth championship with USA Baseball.

MLB Draft: Selected in the 43rd round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft.

Personal: Undecided on a major at ASU... parents are John and Laurie Zinicola of San Bernardino, Calif... has four sisters, Leah (18), Launa (15), Lacy (13) and Lyndsie (13) and one brother, Zain (4)... his uncle, Rick Silverthorn, played football at San Diego State... favorite player is Scott Rolen of the St. Louis Cardinals... love playing ping pong and foosball... prides himself on living in a manufactured home in a trailer park in Tempe... full name is Zechry John Zinicola... born Mar. 2, 1985 in Loma Linda, Calif.